Camp house



F. D. TUTHILL CAMP HOUSE Filed Oct. 1 1925 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 17,1928.

F. D. TUTHILL Jan. 17, 1928 CAMP HOUSE Filed Oct. 14,. 1925 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 17, 1928.

1,656,545 F. D. TUTHILL CAMP HOUSE Filed Oct. 14, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3gnmmfoz 1 J71). Tania,

, I 1 ll- Ellfozueq Patented Jan. 17, 1928.

UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFtCE.

FRANK 1). TUTHILL, or RENO, NEVADA, .ASSIGNQR TO 1. n. 'rU'rHrLLconcrnnv, Inc, or :enno, NEVADA, A conronnrrron or NEVADA.

CAMP HOUSE.

Application filed October 14, 1926. Serial No. 141,605.

This invention relates to portable houses of the type adapted to bequickly erected on a camp site or other temporary location, and likewisecapable of being quickly taken down and compactly stored for removal ortransportation to a new site.

One of the objects of the inventlon 1s to provide a novel frameworkwhich is easily set up and which supports canvas panels and screenpanels in suchaway as to exclude undesirable drafts and inclementweather and yet permit maximum ventilation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a flexible roofing whichcan be readily attached or removed and when attached may be secured intaut condition. In that connection the invention also has in view theprovision of spaced inner and outer root's whereby an air insulatingspace Wlll be obtained to retardthe heat or the sun.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view which will more readilyappear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed. j

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective VlGW of thetraming portion of the present house.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation, partly 1n section.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview taken through one of the sidewalls ofthe structure.

Fig. t is a detail sectionalview illustrating the construction of theroot adjacent the eaves portion thereof.

Fig. 5 is a detail View illustrating the manner of fastening the canvasroot cover- Fig. 6 is a detail inside view illustrating the manner ofbracing the horizontal frame members to the uprights and alsoillustrating the manner of retaining the screen sections in position. j

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on the line 88 ofFig. 3.

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of mountingthe detachable guides on the uprights.

Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of one of the guides for thesliding panels.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several figures of the drawings. 7

By reference to the accompanying drawings which show' one form of myinvention, I have provided a supporting frame work A, an outer roof B,and an inner root C. The'lower half of the side walls of the frameworkis closed by canvas panels D whereas the upper half is fitted withremovable screen panels E. Associated with each screen E is a shield orpanel F which is adapted to be moved upwardly in suitable guideways soas to cover the corresponding screen E and thereby protect not only thescreen but the interior-of the house from the weather. The framework orsupporting structure A also includes a door G. The parts above describedare all detachably con nected so as to permit the entirety to be readilydisassembled or knocked down whenever so desired and wherebythe same maybe readily set up.

The framework A includes a pair of side sills 5-5 to which is connectedthe flooring 6, the latter being supported intermediate the sills 5 byfloor cleats 7. Supported by the sills 5 are front corner posts 8 and 9respectively, and rear corner posts 10 and 11 respectively. Each post isprovided in its upper end with a bolt 12 and at its lower end with abolt 13. These bolts extend. longitudinally otthe post and have theirinner ends respectively threaded in the post so as to have their outerends project beyond the ends of the post. The projecting ends of thelower bolts 13 are passed through suitable openings formed in the floor6 and sills 5 and have nuts 14 threaded onto their lower ends forengagement with the sills, thus clamping the posts, flooring, and sillstogether.

Supported upon the upper ends ofthe posts 8 and 10 is a side rail 15 andsupported upon the upper ends of the posts 9 and 10.

is a side rail 16, said rails being respectively and the posts and 11support an end rail 18. The end rails 17 and 18 are respectively formedwith openings to receive the upper ends of the bolts 12 carried bytheposts and thereby detachably retain the said side and end postsagainstrelative movement. The side rails 15 and 16 are respectivelysupported intermediate the posts by uprights l9 and 20, thus dividingeach side o ithe structure into two sections. Each section is divided bya horizontal window sill 2i into upper and lower sections, the uppersection constituting a window opening The posts 15) and 20 :=.reprovided with uppenand lower bolts similar to the posts and boltspreviously described, and the window sills 21 have their ends niortisedin the adjncentposts and dctachably connected with each post by means ofa latch 92 which also serves as a brace.

Each screen panel E is scatedupon tl corresponding window sill 21 andoccupies the entire window opening, that is, it lite between the windowsill 21, the plate directly thereabove and the adjacent posts, A head 23is secured to the supporting tranie parts as described and serve toretain the -scrccn from outward movement, the screen being held in placeby a turnbutton or othertastenerfia. The lower sectionsot the side wallsare closed by the canvas panels D, said panels being detachablyconnected to the'frame worl: by suitable fas- (:eners, 25.

The door G is preferably located at the front end of the structure andan upright or post fldcooperates therewith, said post being likewiseprovided with upper and lower bolts for detachably connecting the sameto the floor Sand to the front end raillT.

The shiftable shields F are normally disposed against the outer face ofthe lower panels D and are adapted to be elevated to: parallel thescreen E which is directly above and thereby close the window openingoccupied by. said screen and protect the screen and the interior of thebuilding from the weather. These panels F preferably consistof arectangular frame 26 to which is secured a canvas strip 27, and saidframe is adapted to slide in the spaced guides 28 -28 which arepreferably formed of metaland are detachably connected to respectiveuprights by means of keyhole openings 29 and screws 30. The guides 28extend from the floor 6 to the respective rails 15, 16, 17 and 18 andconsequently these guides notbnly extend the height of the panels D butalso the height of the window openings and thereby perniit the panel Fto be elevated from its normal position to a point in parallelism withthe respective window. It is desirable to provide .ineans permitting thepanelsl'F to be raised or lowered by a person within the building and tothis end I have connected a rope 31 to each panel F and have passed thisrope thi'oughan opening 32 formed in the end rail directly thereabove.Thus the free end of the rope is disposed within the building andconsequently the panel F may be quickly raised or lowcred'by a personwithin the building.

The door G has its lower half provided with .a canvas covering 31, andits upper half with a screen 34. A canvas curtain or shield 35 isadapted to be detachably connected to the upper section of the door andthereby cover the screen 34 during inclement weather.

The outer roof B includes a main ridge pole 86 and opposite sets ofrafters 3? which preferably project beyond the sidewalls-of thebuilding, Thus the rafters rest upon the top rails and are detachablyconnected there to by the bolts 12 which, as previously explained arefixed to and project from the upper ends of the posts, said bollspassing through previously formed openings in the rafters. Nuts 38 areassociated with the outer ends of the bolts and engage the raft ers,thus clamping the rafters and the side and end rails to the uprights orposts. These rafters supporta flexible covering 39 which is preferablyformed iofcanvas, and means are'provided for detachably connecting thecovering to the rafters whercbylhe covering may be retained in atautposition. For this purpose the outer ends of the rattcrs are eachtorined with'a longitudinal slot 40 and attached to cachsideedgc of thecovering is a tension baretl. Mcansarc provided for clamping the tensionbars to the rafters and each means includes a bolt 42, carried by thetensionbantl and awinged nut 43 which cooperates with the bolt Thebolt42 of course passes through the slot 10 and consc qucntly the tensionbar 41 may be moved longitudinally of the rafters and secured in anadjusted position by means of the winged clamping nut 43.

The inner roof C includes an auxiliary ridge pole 44 which is disposedunder and in spaced relation to the ridge pole 36. The ridge pole {14:is supported on brackets 45 secured to the end rails 17 and 18rcspectively. The roofing C includes a flexible covering 46 such ascanvas or the like. This canvas 4-6 is supported at its center by theridge pole l4: and the side edges are detach ably connected to the sideplates 15 and 16 bydetachable fasteners 47. y l In order to close theopenings formed between the flexible covering39 and the side walls ofthe building, I have providedthe cover with a plurality of flaps 48.Each of these flaps has its upperend stitched tolthe covering 39 as at49and has its lower end detachably connected to the adjacentside rail bymeans of a detachable fastening 50.

Each flap is of a size to close the opening between adjacent rafters andbetween the flexible covering 39 and the adjacent side plate. Thus anair chamber 51 is formed between the outer and inner roofs B and C andthis chamber extends longitudinally of the building. Should it bedesirable to entirely close the air chamber 51, end panels 52-52 may bedetachably connected to the end rafters and to the end plates byfasteners 53.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that I have provided a knock-clownbuildingstructure which is especially designed for camping purposes andwhich may be readily set up or dismembered as desired, and which may beentirely closed to protect the interior of the building from inclementweather.

Without further description it is thought that the features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art, and it will of course be understood that changes in the form,proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim 1. In a knockdown building, a roof construction including thecombination with a supporting structure including a ridge pole and setsof spaced rafters respectively con nected to opposite sides thereof, ofa flexible covering supported by said rafters, the outer ends of certainof said rafters being slotted longitudinally, and means for re tainingsaid covering in a taut condition comprising tension bars secured to theside portions of the covering and respectively extending across theouter ends of the rafters of each set, and means for clamping the barsto the rafters.

2. In a knockdown building, a roof con struction including thecombination with a supporting structure including side walls and spacedrafters, of a flexible covering detachably secured to said rafters, anda series of flexible flaps connected to said covering and respectivelydisposed intermediate adjacent rafters and detachably connected to saidside walls.

3. In a building structure, the combination with a supporting structureincluding covering supported on said rafters, an auxiliary ridge polesupported on the end rails and an inner roof supported on said auxiliaryridge pole and end rails and forming a resultant air chamber betweensaid outer and inner roofs.

a. In a building structure, the combination with a supporting structureincluding side and end rails, an outer roofing includ ing a main ridgepole, opposite sets of rafters supported by said side rails and connected to said ridge pole, and a flexible covering supported on saidrafters, an auxiliary ridge pole supported on the end rails, an innerroof supported on said auxiliary ridge pole and end rails and forming aresultant air chamber between said outer and inner roofs, and a seriesof flaps connected to said covering and respectively disposed betweenadjacent rafters and connected to said side rails.

5. In a building structure, the combina tion with a supporting structureincluding side. and end rails, an outer roofing including a main ridgepole, opposite sets of rafters supported by said side rails andconnected to said ridge pole, and a flexible covering supported on saidrafters an auxiliary ridge pole supported on the end rails an inner roofsupported on said auxiliary ridge pole and end rails and forming aresultant air chamber between said outer and inner roofs, and a seriesof flaps connected to said covering and respectively disposed betweenadjacent rafters and connected to said side rails and detachableclosures for the ends of said air chamber.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

FRANK D. TUTHILL.

